Link 17: From Tockholes 0.75 miles 1.2 km
Starting point; Tockholes United Reformed Church
Key: L= left R= right FP=footpath WPW= West Pennine Way
- Follow road in front of Church passing Church Car Park on R
- Turn L up Chapels Lane
- Just after high stone wall on R (old graveyard wall) when Chapels Lane takes sharp bend L, take way straight on passing the Old Parish Pinfold on the L
- Follow this narrow bridleway up to side of cottages turn R
- Just before 17th Century Higher Hill Farm take FP L
- After kissing gate bear R and follow FP downhill to wood
- Through metal kissing gate follow FP to main FP
- Turn L for short distance then first R down towards reservoir
- Go straight on keeping reservoir on your R eventually joining wider path
- Turn R still with reservoir on R
- Take 2nd FP left through gap in fence
- Follow this wide track up steep hill
- After flight of steps turn L up more steps to road
- Cross road, turn R to bus terminus near Roddlesworth Café and Information Centre to join WPW
- Next WPW basic route instruction is ‘ Turn left out of car park and left again onto Bridleway to the right of Hollingshead terrace’.